So my journey with The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy finally came to an end. What an enjoyable journey it was! The characters, the stories, the writing and the essence of Douglas Adam’s work – it was fantastic!!!

I had heard a lot about this cult series and finally got to read it – thanks to a friend. A very big thank you to you indeed!

This book contains the entire Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy series by Douglas Adams i.e. 5 novels and 1 story:
1.tThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2.tThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe
3.tLife, the Universe and Everything
4.tSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
5.tMostly Harmless
6.tYoung Zaphod Plays It Safe (story)

There is a sixth novel - And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer also. I shall see if I can get hold of it.

The foreword by Neil Gaiman was pretty informative. I was indeed thrilled to learn that Adams had been influenced by P G Wodehouse himself. I knew that I was in for a big treat.

I don’t have to say it – but what a skilled storyteller Adams was! That too, as Gaiman says in the foreword, when he did not enjoy the task of writing!

So much has been written about this cult series that I wonder if I should write a review! Instead of writing a review for each book, I will write about the series in general and try to convince you why you should give it a try.

I am sure you are aware of it, but still I will say that the series is a sci-fi comedy. Hats off to the author’s imagination – what technologies he had imagined, and of course to his writing – I always loved clever use of language and Adams, in my humble opinion, is a master of the craft.

First of all, let me tell you about the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy. As the name suggests it is a guide for people or rather aliens who hitchhike their way through the galaxy and comes in the form of an electronic book. The said book resembles a largish electronic calculator and on its
four inches square screen any one of its million pages could be summoned at a moment’s notice. This reminds of you of Kindle right?

This is a science fiction book and it has its share of outrageous technologies, alien races, space travel, time travel and whatnot! If you can see beyond the aliens and spaceships, then you would see the brilliance of the stories. The behavior and thoughts of the aliens actually portray the various human foibles.

The stories would let accompany the wonderful if somewhat eccentric characters like Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod, Trillian, Marvin among others on their adventures through space and time. There is action, suspense, drama and the best of all – the famous wit of Douglas Adams. That man could make fun of almost anything – philosophers, scientists, political leaders, party-lovers, warmongers, bureaucrats, unions, marketing professionals, corporate and even God himself.

There are brilliant dialogues and statements. I thought of including some but later decided that it would be better if you discover them on your own.

Oh! Did I tell you about the Question and Answer to the Life, Universe and Everything! When I read about God’s Final Message to His Creation, I was floored.

Through his ridiculous creations the author has actually said the ultimate thing about life. I better stop before I give away spoilers!

Highly recommended for people who love sci-fi. You guys have probably read it by now.

If you are not into science fiction, then I would suggest that you try the first book in the series - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and then decide if you want to proceed further.

AUTOSTOPERSKI VODIČ KROZ GALAKSIJU-DAGLAS ADAMS
✒️"–Život–reče Marvin mračno. –Možete da ga se gadite ili da ne obraćate pažnju na njega,ali ne možete ga voleti."
✒️"–Život je,reče on–kao grejpfrut.
–Ovaj,a kako to?
–Pa,spolja je žuto-narandžast i ima rupice,a iznutra je sočan i mek. Ima i koštice. Oh,a neki ljudi pojedu pola za doručak."

The coolest five-book trilogy ever. Seriously some of the best and original science fiction ever written, and it just happens to be hilarious. Not too many people have the balls to write a trilogy that starts off with the absolute destruction of earth for no other reason than the fact that it was in the path of a hyperspace highway that was soon to become obsolete with the advent of the improbability drive. Speaking of which, the technology in these books is easily more imaginative than anything that George Lucas has thought of in the last twenty years. I look forward to the day when I can receive all of my nutrients through a towel. Painting myself pink has yet to be attempted, but I have no doubt that I would become somebody else's problem. My goal in life is to create Disaster Area's completely frictionless ship that gets launched into a nearby star at the climax of their planet-wide concerts. Someday.... Reading these books is essential for living. If you appreciate anything from Monty Python (Adams worked with the Pythons on occasion) or want to read something original, read this iconic trilogy. You will not be sorry.

Itt van 816 oldal összefüggéstelen hülyeség, történések sora, amik között szinte semmi kapcsolat sincs, állandóan megszakítva létfontosságúnak vélt adatok közlésével képzeletbeli bolygókról. A szereplők ide-oda vetődnek, néha egyszerűen eltűnnek, és nem bukkannak fel többet, soha nincs megállás, vagy ha van, ha éppen jól éreznéd magad, feltűnik a lányod, akinek az anyjával sosem volt intim kapcsolatod, és ellopja az órád. Katyvasz az egész, és imádod, mert vicces, mert ironikus, mert eredeti, mert olyan, mintha „Utánam a vízözön!” felkiáltással kiállnál egy tetszőleges (űr)autópálya tetszőleges irányba menő sávja mellé, hogy az első űrhajóval autóval, ami felvesz, elindulj akármerre, és így tovább, és így tovább. A kellemetlenségért pedig elnézést kérünk. :)

I read this using the kindle app on my smartphone which was ironic, as my phone is like The Guide, an electronic book. The fact that the author could see this far ahead into the future was amazing.

Read this book, not only is it excellent, but you will finally understand what others are talking about. It's uniquely written and is referenced all the time by society and people online. I've seen "the meaning of life is 42"  and "Don't Panic!" throughout my life and had no idea what people were talking about... but now I do!

The author has a unique writing method and I have found myself thinking back to it often. It is not just the main plot that is memorable, its the small things that are throw in that I really liked. When it rains, I think of the rain god who didn't know he was a rain god and the 100+ types of rain he had identified. When my computer freezes, I think of the computer on board the ship that has an unknown hole in it and how it talks to other computers.... it's worth the time to read and is easily understood.

The last book seems to have taken on a darker tone and gets a little confusing, with a few more swear words thrown in, but the ending was phenomenal. I had to reread the last chapter to make sure I clearly understood what had just happened. It's the most surprising ending I have ever read and unlike other authors, the ending, just ENDS... just like that, its over, and you are left to wonder exactly what just happened. Many other authors could have gone to great lengths writing a detailed ending, but I preferred the ending in the book... its been weeks since I finished this book and I still smile when I think back to Ford Perfect laughing manically while looking at the matchbook. Read it, you won't be sorry.

First 4 books were amazing, last one was mildly bad. Overall a great read though! Recommended for anyone who likes a bit of absurdity and philosophy in their sci-fi comedy.

Amerikalı bir yayın evi bastığı için birçok mizahi ve genel konuşma sansürlenmiş deniyor. Kitabı orijinal baskısıyla almak istiyorsanız İngiliz yayınevi baskısını alın. İnternetten okuduğum kadarıyla konuşuyorum. Çünkü 1,5ay sürecinde satıcı kitabı elime ulaştıramadı. Para iademi aldım. İnternette okuduklarımdan sonra kitabın ulaşmamasına ayrı sevindim. Kitabı ayrı ErgodeBooks adlı satıcıyı ayrı tavsiye etmiyorum.

The book is combination of all 6 books.  I've completed 1st book and I loved it.  Giving 5 Star

Good About the Book:
1. Awesome characters.
2. Hilarious one liners
3. Space adventure vibe
4. This is first book so kind of 'origin story of space adventurers'.

Bad Parts :
1. So many new words for me. So, needed Dictionary with me all the time
2. Story has not that great storyline. Its seems introduction of team.

Un'ottima occasione per avere tutta la storica saga di Adams in un sol colpo (fatta eccezione per la sesta e ultima parte scritta da Colfer e non presente in questa edizione).
Ho letto la serie dapprima in italiano e devo dire che, per quanto la trasposizione si fedele e intelligente, qualche piccola sfumatura la si perde nella traduzione, com'è normale che sia.
Quindi consigliatissima questa versione in lingua originale.
Fantascienza, non-sense e paradossi, insieme ad uno humour davvero unico.
Come ho fatto a vivere senza fino ad oggi?

So I've reached the age of 42 without ever reading the book, seeing the film or the series of hitchhikers guide.
Two friends in work were using lines out of it a month back. Lines such as I know where my towel is and the answer to everything is 42. My age coincidentally.
So I asked them what they were on about and they told me. They were as shocked as me that I hadn't ever seen or read it what with me being a Sci fi fan. I don't know how I bypassed it really.
Anyway, so I bought the books that night and I'm glad I did.
I'm only two books in and I have read the reviews on here that say they go downhill after the 2nd but I honestly feel I've already had my moneys worth from the first two.
Whilst it's not laugh out loud funny all the time, I have had moments where I laughed. What I found is it is constantly amusing, a smirk or a chuckle has only ever been a page away.
But by far the best quality to these books is the ideas they present, page after page of a most unique and interesting galaxy where fantastic and credible futuristic visions of how the wider universe could be living as we speak are explained in a humorous and fascinating way.
This coupled with the ridiculous, mind boggling crazy ideas that he throws into the mix had me flicking pages for more time than I should on a night before early work.
Totally recommend the first two in the series and despite the criticisms I am still looking forward to reading the rest.

This is a series of comedic science fiction novels written by the late Douglas Adams. He was also a script writer for the science fiction TV series Dr. Who.

I enjoyed the Hitchhikers novels, not only for their humor, but for their creativity. As the characters move back and forth through time and space, the author explores a number of big ideas. Adams inspired me to make a list of them but I don’t want to mention the concepts here so this review does not become a spoiler for anyone who hasn’t read the series. The books take the reader on quite a journey.

Overall, I rate series four stars because some occasional chapters are less readable than others and there were times where Adams really challenged my willing suspension of disbelief.

I was disappointed in the fourth book of the series, So Long And Thanks For All The Fish, because it was so unexpectedly different than all the other stories and wasn’t very engaging. I'd rate the fourth book three stars. But the fifth and final book, Mostly Harmless, was the one I enjoyed most and I give it five stars.